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Flames vs. Kings December 17, 2009

CALGARY, AB - DECEMBER 17: Jay Bouwmeester #4 and Curtis Glencross #20 of the Calgary Flames skate by the bench during warmups before the game against the Los Angeles Kings on December 17, 2009 at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Terence Leung/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft